Emerging from the ACC headquarters in Segunbagicha in capital Dhaka, Badi told reporters he would resign if allegation of his unaccounted wealth were proved correct.
“I come from a businessman family. Whatever I have has been earned legally through business,” he said.
Before the 10th national election on Jan 5, media had reported an unusual increase in the wealth of two ministers and some ruling party MPs. The report was based on their wealth statements submitted to the Election Commission.
The ACC began investigating seven ministers and MPs on Jan 22. ACC Deputy Director Ahsan Ali was given the charge of investigating Badi’s wealth.
Cox’s Bazar 4 MP Badi was subjected to a three-hour grilling on Sunday.
He later told reporters that some journalists had published ‘false information in collusion with BNP.’
“My total assets are Tk 95.255 million. But some newspapers are saying I have assets worth Tk 360 million. Where did they get this figure?” he asked.
Badi, however, admitted that his wealth had increased ‘slightly’ since 2008, the year he first became an MP.
That, too, had been earned from his legal export-import business, he claimed.
“I have the highest respect for the law. Therefore, I responded to the ACC’s summons for questioning,” the MP added.
ACC spokesperson Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told reporters that the ACC would next question former State Minister for Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan on Feb 20, former Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque on Feb 23 and former State Minister for Water Resources Mahbubur Rahman Talukder on Feb 24.
Earlier, ACC Chairman M Badiuzzaman had told bdnews24.com that the purpose of the investigations was to find out whether the MPs and ministers had concealed any wealth.
